Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence

Milanovic, Branko ; Squire, Lyn

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AVERAGE INCOME;    AVERAGE INCOMES;    AVERAGE TARIFF;    CAPITAL ACCOUNT;    CAPITAL FLOWS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-3571
RP-ID  :  WPS3571

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the paper is to answer an often asked question: If tariff rates are reduced, what will happen to wage inequality? The authors consider two types of wage inequality: between occupations (skills premium) and between industries. They use two large databases of wage inequality that have recently become available and a large data set of average tariff rates covering the period between 1980 and 2000. The authors find that tariff reduction is associated with higher inter-occupational and inter-industry inequality in poorer countries (those below the world median income) and the reverse in richer countries. However, the results for inter-occupational inequality must be treated with caution.